Instructions for Satisfaction with Salary: Part 2


This is a study of satisfaction with salary and how it depends on comparisons of salary with one other coworker working in the same job.

Imagine that you have worked for a company for 2 years and you learn for the first time that your coworker who does the same work is not paid the same. Your coworkes does the same work and has been evaluated as equally qualified and productive as you.

Now, imagine that you are paid $40,000 and your coworker is paid $45,000. How would you feel? Next, imagine that you are paid $48,000 per year and your coworker is paid $42,000. How happy would you be with your salary in that case?

You task is to rate how dissatisfied or satisfied, how happy or unhappy, you would be if you received each of those salaries in comparison to your coworker. Please make your ratings on the 7 point scale using integers from 1 to 7 to indicate how satisfied or dissatisfied you would feel about your salary:
1 = Not at all happy and 7 = extremely happy. Please review the entire list before you start to make your judgments.

How happy would you be if...

  1. You are paid $40,000 and your coworker is paid $42,000?    
Not at all Happy Extremely Happy

  2. You are paid $40,000 and your coworker is paid $52,000?    
Not at all Happy Extremely Happy

  3. You are paid $45,000 and your coworker is paid $42,000?    
Not at all Happy Extremely Happy

  4. You are paid $48,000 and your coworker is paid $49,000?    
Not at all Happy Extremely Happy

  5. You are paid $46,000 and your coworker is paid $42,000?    
Not at all Happy Extremely Happy

  You are paid $48,000 and your coworker is paid $40,000?    
Not at all Happy Extremely Happy

  7. You are paid $52,000 and your coworker is paid $40,000?    
Not at all Happy Extremely Happy

  8. You are paid $49,000 and your coworker is paid $43,000?    
Not at all Happy Extremely Happy

  9. You are paid $46,000 and your coworker is paid $47,000?    
Not at all Happy Extremely Happy

10. You are paid $41,000 and your coworker is paid $42,000?    
Not at all Happy Extremely Happy

11. You are paid $51,000 and your coworker is paid $52,000?    
Not at all Happy Extremely Happy

12. You are paid $43,000 and your coworker is paid $51,000?    
Not at all Happy Extremely Happy

13. Are you Male or Female?
Female
Male

14. What is your age? years.

15. What is the highest level of education you have completed?

16. Annual family income:

17. Nationality (country of birth):

18. COMMENTS:

Please check your answers. When you are done, push the button below.

Thank You!